Sheffield Scimitars ENL

A good run of recent results has seen the Spartans maintain a 100% record in the cup campaign. A big win away at Blackburn set the tone. After going 1-0 down in the first, the Spartans responded with an outstanding 4-0 second period with goals from Matt Haywood, Scott Morris, Dan Hughes and Nick Manning. With the score 4-1 going into the third period, Blackburn put a lot of pressure on Sheffield and found a second goal bringing the score to 4-2. The Spartans held on, creating a number of close chances. The game would finish with a tussle in front of the Sheffield net just as the final buzzer went. Read the rest of this entry »

The Spartans squad has been strengthened recently with three players added to the line up. Two of which are the recent signings of Ross Burbeary and Ryan Johnson. Both Ross and Ryan are big solid defenders, who aren’t afraid to put some big hits out and solid shots from point. Ross is returning to the Spartans after he was unable to play due to other commitments whilst Ryan joins us from the Scimitars EPL team. The third player is Richie Oliver, who has returned after a nasty knee injury at Whitley Bay in September. Richie was a vital part of last season’s cup & playoff wining team and was voted best forward and shared player’s player with Lee Haywood.

Last weekend the Sheffield Spartans faced the Newcastle ENL Vipers in their first of four games this season.

This first period was a terrible start for the Spartans, poor defensive mistakes left Ben Bowns hung out to dry on a number of occasions. Over the course of the first period Newcastle capitalized on Sheffields mistakes four times creating a solid lead, one which would be difficult to come back from for any team. Read the rest of this entry »